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    April, 2016

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- Beautiful aerial video above the Makapu'u Point Lighthouse trail. (Try it full-screen, and then adjust settings for HD.) (4/30/16)



- A new issue for landlords, blanket bans on tenants with criminal records will now be a fair housing violation. More information from HUD here. (4/27/16)

- The Four Seasons Resort Lanai (formerly Manele Bay) has reopened after extensive renovations. Background and photos here. (4/26/16)

- Do Hawaii's low property taxes actually hurt residents? (4/24/16)

- Hawaii may have the second highest combined tax burden in the country. (4/24/16)

- Hawaii Supreme Court rules in favor of Koa Ridge project. (4/22/16)

Keauhou Lane project in Kaka'ako to break ground this month. (4/22/16)

- Robert Schiller says we are not in a housing bubble. (4/20/16)

- C&C of Honolulu proposes bill to waive most accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permit fees. (4/19/16)

- HBR has released the March neighborhood data here. (4/16/16)

- The March sales numbers for the Oahu real estate market have been released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®. Here is a single-page set of charts showing the last 12 months of data. It was a very positive month. All sales volume and median price data points moved up from both the previous month and one year ago. Inventory dropped significantly, and pending sales volume looks very solid. Here are the full HBR stats for Oahu. Individual neighborhood data will be released in the middle of the month. (4/7/16)





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    Buyer Rebate

Purchase price
Rebate
$400,000
$6,000*
$500,000
$7,500*
$600,000
$9,000*
$700,000
$10,500*
$800,000
$12,000*
$900,000
$13,500*
$1,000,000
$15,000*
$1,500,000
$22,500*
$2,000,000
$30,000*
(*savings based on a 3% co-op
fee commission offered by seller)

    Seller Savings

Sale price
Savings
$400,000
$7,000*
$500,000
$10,000*
$600,000
$12,000*
$700,000
$14,000*
$800,000
$16,000*
$900,000
$18,000*
$1,000,000
$20,000*
$1,500,000
$30,000*
$2,000,000
$40,000*
(*savings based on comparison
  to 3% listing fee + co-op fee)